In fat war, doctors have few weapons

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: skace
I agree 120% that doctors should consider obesity a disease. A doctor shouldn't see a fatman and think of it as cosmetics. He should be generally concerned with your well being. I don't agree with the approach of getting pills and more pills to treat it. That is completely wrong. How about the FDA revise their retarded pyramid and work on the health information on foods.

Keeping recess and daily PE in schools wouldn't hurt either. When I was a kid (not all that long ago) pretty much everyone participated in some sport or another (soccer and speedskating for me, which later evolved in to my current cycling habit). Doing something other than refining your ass-dent in the couch is a good way to keep the weight off.

 

[DougK62]

I wish they'd do less research on fat pills and spend the time on something that isn't preventable - like cancer, MS, etc.

 

[tcsenter]

I agree 120% that doctors should consider obesity a disease. A doctor shouldn't see a fatman and think of it as cosmetics. He should be generally concerned with your well being. I don't agree with the approach of getting pills and more pills to treat it. That is completely wrong. How about the FDA revise their retarded pyramid and work on the health information on foods.

Huh?? We should be so lucky if people were using the FDA's food pyramid as a guide!

Doctors absolutely consider obesity a serious health risk, but to classify it as a disease is simply erroneous. There is a difference between "disease" and risk factors for disease. Classifying obesity as a disease would then shift the burden onto the physician to "treat" the disease.

Obese patients should be visiting fitness trainers, dietitians, and in many cases a psychologist, not their medical doctors. This is not a medical problem.

 

[Geekbabe]

I'm lucky to work in a hospital that really encourages healthy food choices.At each meal the dieticians post their recommended food choices,they also give the point value of each menu item for those folks following the weight watchers point system